COBALT 128GB UHS-II SD Cardvs A7CR
ProGrade Digital
COBALT 128GB UHS-II SD Card
Starting from £50 new
Best for Professional sports & high-speed burst photography
View COBALT 128GB UHS-II SD Card
Sony
A7CR (2023)
Starting from £3099 new
Best for Travel, landscape & portrait photography with minimal kit
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GearScore™ Verdict — Which should you buy?
Professional Sports & High-Speed Burst Photography — COBALT 128GB UHS-II SD Card: If your camera has a UHS-II slot, the COBALT is one of the best cards to put in it. ProGrade is a brand started by former SanDisk and Lexar engineers — the quality and consistency match the pedigree. Faster file transfers and better burst clearance justify the price premium for professionals.
Travel, Landscape & Portrait Photography With Minimal Kit — A7CR (2023): The world's smallest 61MP full-frame camera — A7R V quality in a pocketable A7C body.
Who should buy what
COBALT 128GB UHS-II SD Card
- Professional photographers with UHS-II capable camera bodies
- Sports and action photographers who shoot at 20fps+ and need fast buffer clearing
- Videographers recording 6K/8K or high-bitrate 4K footage
- Working photographers who can't afford to miss a shot due to buffer lag
A7CR (2023)
- Landscape photographers who want 61MP resolution without carrying a large body
- Travel photographers who need professional image quality in the smallest possible package
- Portrait shooters who want A7R V sensor quality with the ease of the A7C form factor
- A7C owners ready for a major resolution upgrade without changing bodies
Quick take: The cobalt 128gb uhs-ii sd card is the most affordable. Scroll down for the full spec breakdown.
Full specifications
| Specification | COBALT 128GB UHS-II SD Card | A7CR (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £50 | £3,099 |
| Sensor | — | 61.0MP full-frame BSI CMOS |
| Resolution | — | 61.0MP |
| Video | — | 4K/60p 10-bit, 1080p/120p — S-Log3, S-Cinetone |
| Autofocus | — | AI subject recognition — phase-detect with human, animal, bird detection |
| Stabilisation | — | 7-stop IBIS |
| Burst Rate | — | 8fps mechanical, 15fps electronic |
| Battery Life | — | ~530 shots (CIPA) |
| Weight | 2g | 514g body only |
| Dimensions | Standard SD card size (32 × 24 × 2.1mm) | 124.0 × 71.1 × 63.4mm |
| Weather Sealed | Yes | Yes |
| Viewfinder | — | EVF 0.70× 2.36M-dot |
| Screen | — | 3.0" fully articulating touchscreen, 1.03M dots |
| Mount | — | Sony E-mount (full-frame) |
| Memory Cards | — | Single CFexpress Type A / SD UHS-II slot |
| Connectivity | UHS-II (V60, U3) — read up to 250MB/s, write up to 130MB/s | USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Bluetooth 5.0 |
Suitability by genre
| Genre | COBALT 128GB UHS-II SD Card | A7CR |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife | — | |
| Video | — | |
| Portrait | ||
| Travel | ||
| Landscape | — | |
| Street | — | |
| Sports | — | |
| Vlogging & Video | — |
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